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Asian investment company Emerald Media is spending US$50 million on YuppTV, giving the OTT platform the fuel to drive original programming up to between 20% and 30% of total content over the next two to three years and to fast-track global subscription ambitions. For its money, the pan-Asian investment platform gets a “significant minority” stake Japan takes centre stage in in YuppTV, based in the U.S. with manage- Cannes ment and engineering teams in India.

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Japan takes centre stage in Cannes Country of Honour status radiates across MIPCOM agenda

Japan takes top spot on the MIPCOM calendar this year, with Country of Hon- our status radiating across the agenda. Highlights include screenings of the Japa- nese version of U.S. drama Cold Case on opening night along with performances by Japanese musicians Ken Ishii, Hifana, Calm and DJ Uppercut. Cold Case Ja- pan, presented by WOWOW, is followed by a NHK screening of Moribito ll, Guard- ian of the Spirit. Stars Yo Yoshida and Kento Hayashi will be in Cannes.

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Woman leads Viceland Asia in Nov OUT on 7 Nov! Gloria Steinem show on Outdoor Channel Viceland block

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ContentAsia’s OTT update @ Casbaa 2016 Woman – Pakistan: On the Frontlines

61 platforms “From small villages to whole nations, we now know •what’s on them that the wellbeing of women determines the wellbeing •who runs them of society... the greatest indicator of the world’s •why they exist stability, wealth and safety is the status of women”.

Contact Malena at [email protected] Gloria Steinem’s 2016 series, Woman, leads creating change, child brides in Zambia, or call the Viceland branded block on Outdoor and mothers behind bars in the U.S., +65 6846-5982 Channel on Friday nights in November. among others. for info Season two, currently in production, will The three-hour Viceland block pre- air on Viceland channel, which launches miered on Outdoor Channel’s Friday night in Asia in the first quarter of next year. schedule across the region this month The Viceland branded block and the ahead of the full Viceland channel roll out channel are programmed and distributed in Southeast Asia in 2017. out of Asia by Gregg Creevey’s Multi The block runs from 9pm to midnight, @contentasia Channels Asia (MCA) in conjunction with and also includes shows like Huang’s Viceland. World, King of the Road, Black Market, Creevey says Woman was chosen be- Cyberwar and States of Undress. /contentasia cause it’s “synonymous with the Viceland Outdoor Channel Asia has a presence approach to content and social issues”. in 17 countries and access to almost contentasia.tv The series follows social and political seven million homes – including almost activist Gloria Steinem as she travels the a million homes in Malaysia. Outdoor’s world meeting women whose “lives are in other top markets are Philippines, Viet- company/ contentAsia the crosshairs”. nam and Thailand. The eight-episode first season looks at Vice announced the deal with MCA how women in Pakistan are responding in June this year (ContentAsia Insider, 23 to the country’s extreme violence and June 2016). Need to Compete Discover unique competitions and traditions from around the world that go beyond ordinary entertainment. It’s just one of many fascinating series of documentaries offered by DW Transtel.

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Japan takes centre stage in Cannes Hangzhou and other Asia highlights @ MIPCOM

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Moribito ll, Guardian of the Spirit; Cold Case Japan

Japan takes top spot on the MIPCOM Hangzhou – the company’s first ever calendar this year, with Country of MIP in China – on Wednesday morning, Honour status radiating across the 19 Oct. The new event takes place in agenda. Hangzhou on 23-25 May. The Japanese version of U.S. drama Doing the honours will be Wang Cold Case screens on opening night Guofu, deputy director of China’s Bu- along with performances by Japanese reau of Press and Publication, Radio, musicians Ken Ishii, Hifana, Calm and Film and Television, Zhejiang province; DJ Uppercut. Cold Case Japan, pre- Xia Jingge, deputy secretary general of sented by WOWOW, is followed by a Hangzhou Municipal Government; and NHK screening of Moribito ll, Guardian Reed Midem’s MIP China Hangzhou of the Spirit. director Ted Baracos. Cold Case Japan star Yo Yoshida will Announcing the event on 19 Septem- be in Cannes, along with Moribito’s ber, Reed Midem said the aim was “de- Kento Hayashi. signed to foster content development Kazuo Hirai, Sony Corporation’s presi- between Chinese and international dent and chief executive, kicks off the production companies, as well as pro- Media Mastermind Keynote series on vide an intensive educational forum for Monday (17 Oct). Chinese media professionals to learn He follows the Japan market over- more about international TV markets view on Monday morning (17 Oct). and trends. Tokyo Docs presents a factual show- MIP China Hangzhou combines a case on Tuesday afternoon, followed by Partnership Forum and a professional 2 NEW FILMS! a look at the country’s animation pro- training conference designed to share gramming and an overview of drama. best practices in production, distribu- Japan’s 4K prowess is on show on tion and content development across Tuesday (18 Oct) during the 4K Ultra multiple platforms. HD showcase with a look at WOWOW’s Participants from 20 countries in Asia move into the format. Pacific and execs from 752 companies Looking forward to May next year, – including 128 from Japan and 116 Canadian Pavilion P-1 A.0 Reed Midem and China’s state me- from China – will be in Cannes for this BREAKTHROUGHENTERTAINMENT.COM dia powers will talk about MIP China year’s MIPCOM (as of 11 Oct 2016). c ntentasia 17-30 October 2016 Page 5.

Langenberg to Celestial Pics rescores Shaw classic drive Banijay India Kung fu hip hop mashup for 36th Chamber of Shaolin New group COO charged with “building synergies” Hip hop meets martial arts in New York on 10 November in a tie up between Shaw Brothers movie library owner, Ce- Banijay Group’s newly appointed chief lestial Pictures, and U.S. theatre chain operating officer, Peter Langenberg, will Alamo Drafthouse. drive the India business directly as part The live event, “RZA – RZA: Live from of a portfolio that also covers Russia, the 36th Chamber”, features a re-score Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and of Shaw Brothers classic The 36th Cham- Belgium. ber of Shaolin. Langenberg, most recently VP, busi- A life-long Shaw Brothers movie fan, ness management for Warner Bros In- The Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA will RZA hip hop meets Shaolin kung fu in “RZA: ternational TV Production, will focus on use the Wu-Tang catalogue from two Live from the 36th Chamber” in New York “building synergies at group level and decades with the film’s existing audio increasing development opportunities,” track “to create a fully realised, real- originally released in 1978. the company said in the appointment time audio and visual experience,” the RZA has gone on record as saying announcement. companies said. he has been dreaming for decades of He reports to CEO Marco Bassetti. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin was stepping into the 36th Chamber.

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Aiello/Kamat take US$50 million YuppTV stake Emerald Media’s largest investment yet in an OTT platform

Asian investment company Emerald The first slate of local originals has al- diences on YuppTV, maintaining the free- Media, co-headed by managing direc- ready been commissioned; details mium model and growing its subscription tors Paul Aiello and Rajesh Kamat, are expected within two base. is spending US$50 million on months. Expansion plans also include growing YuppTV, giving the OTT plat- YuppTV’s fo- the platform in India, a fiercely competi- form the funding to drive cus will tive market of multiple OTT players original programming up with powerful brands and who to between 20% and 30% own mighty libraries of exclu- of total content within sive content and rights. three years and to fast- YuppTV launched in In- track its global subscrip- dia last year, leveraging tion base. its direct-to-consumer ex- For its money, Emerald perience and proprietary Media gets a “significant mi- tech refined in global nority” stake in YuppTV, based markets since 2007. in the U.S. with management and YuppTV offers content in engineering teams in India. Rajesh Kamat, Emerald Media 14 languages live and on- The investment is Emerald demand in various formats. Media’s largest in an OTT platform. The continue to be on South The platform offers 250+ South Uday Reddy, YuppTV size of the stake has not been disclosed. Asian content, which Asian linear TV channels Kamat, calls YuppTV an “anchor to our targets a sector with with a catch-up option, vision of building a new age media com- a potential global audience of between 5,000 movies and 100 TV shows. pany”. The company, he adds, “believes 30 million and 40 million “Diaspora” Indi- Movies are also delivered via YuppF- in driving change and value-creation by ans. lix, a new platform launched earlier this providing a distinctive combination of Kamat said more than 50% of Indian year. Titles are mostly features that are capital, domain knowledge and man- audiences outside of India are already not widely distributed in theatres across agement bandwidth”. paying significant amounts to various international markets. YuppTV founder and chief executive, platforms to access Indian/South Asian Usage data provided by YuppTV shows Uday Reddy, says he hopes to leverage content. more than five million monthly visitors Emerald Media’s global relationships Average ARPU across all these markets (how many of them are paying has not with, among others, Endemol India and is about US$15 a month, lower than the been disclosed, but Kamat says the sub- Fluence, “to create original program- U.S. average of about US$20 but much scription base is “meaningful” and the ming and make this platform a next gen- higher than the Indian average of a cou- conversion is healthy), access across 27 eration distribution and content power- ple of dollars. integrated devices, and peak monthly house”. The aim is to consolidate Diaspora au- traffic of 20 million.

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#iwant What buyers in Asia are looking for at the moment c ntent Who Buying for 2016-2017 Rights Miki Chojnacka Animation • SVOD Formats Chief Creative Officer Education Hopster Kids Outlook Pre-school ... looking specifically for 2016 learning shows, shows about www.contentasia.tv healthy eating, exercise, space, kings & queens, keeping safe, internet safety, weather & seasons, my growing body and ASD (autism spectrum disorder). Buys Asian ContentAsia content as well Formats Jasmin Lim Drama • Cable/Satellite Head of Programming and Entertainment • Pay-TV Outlook @ ATF 2016 Acquisitions Feature film • VOD NBC Universal Networks Formats International Kids Be included! Lifestyle/Food Travel Contact Aqilah at Japanese anime [email protected] or Reality +65 6846-5987 Sci-fi to add your formats deals ...buys local and international and productions in Asia content Dennis Ting Animation* • Free TV/Free TV For advertising info, please contact Acquisition Manager Arts catch-up Leah Gordon (Americas/Europe) at PCCW Media Limited (now TV), Documentary (for Viu TV Chinese [email protected] Hong Kong Drama*/Korean drama and English chan- Education nels in Hong Kong) Masliana Masron (Asia/Australia) at Entertainment/Music • Pay TV/SVOD [email protected] Formats (for now TV Hong Japanese anime Kong) Kids/Youth • OTT Lifestyle/Food/Travel (for Viu in Hong Reality Kong)

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Star India signs TIQFF rolls out 1st Queermosa Awards Eccho Rights Taiwan film fest celebrates diversity output deal

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Distributor Eccho Rights heads into MIP- COM 2016 with global script representa- tion deals (excluding India) from Indian broadcaster Star India. The first three titles in the deal are long-running series Vera (Ek Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera, 282x30 mins), Tangled Sisters (Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behena, 515x30 mins) and Unexpected Love (Diya Aur Baati Hum, 1118x30 mins). Flavio Florencio’s Made in Bangkok, about a transgender opera singer, is part of this year’s TIQFF In the past two years, Eccho Rights has taken 12 scripts from Turkey, Finland and Belgium into other markets. Taiwan’s International Queer Film Festi- who are nominated for the Generation val (TIQFF) launches the first Queermosa Award. Dee Hsu, Sodagreen, Mayday Awards on 28 Oct, ahead of this year’s Tai- and Denise Ho are nominated for the pei LGBT Pride Parade the following day. Queer Icon Award for developing a huge Singapore’s The new LGBT awards ceremony, heav- LGBT fan base and using the platform to ily backed by the country’s creative speak up for the community. August Media community, aims to “celebrate diversity “Queermosa is our latest project to adapts Sherlock and accelerate acceptance”. highlight those who are bringing diversity “I know so many talented LGBT friends and inclusion to great media content,” Sam series who don’t get the respect they deserve, says Jay Lin, CEO of Portico Media and at work or at home. I hope that with how- TIQFF founder and director. Singapore-based August Media Hold- ever little power I have, I can use my plat- “Media is the storyteller of our society ings has signed a licensing agreement form to raise awareness of the challenges and when it honours its agency with fair with Epigram Books to adapt the Sher- they face and to shine some light on their and accurate reporting of LGBT stories lock Sam series for TV/film. The books, stories,” said Ella, a member of the super and diverse programming that includes by Singaporeans Adam Jimenez and girl group S.H.E and TIQFF Festival Ambas- multi-faceted LGBT characters, there Felicia Low-Jimenez, follow kid detec- sador 2016. comes the opportunity to reshape our tive Samuel Tan Cher Lock (aka Sherlock Nominees for the inaugural awards in- own culture,” he added. Sam) and his robot through a universe of clude pop divas A-Mei and Jolin Tsai; and The 3rd annual TIQFF runs from 22-30 diverse characters. Golden Bell winning host Kang-yong Tsai, October 2016. Follow us... @contentasia /contentasia contentasia.tv company/ContentAsia 10 years ago Page 11.

#flashback: 10 Years Ago This Week

ContentAsia celebrated its 10th anniversary in March 2016. Among other things, we’re marking the occasion by looking back (and maybe marvelling a bit at everything that’s happened since) at what happened this week in 2006....

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AXN races into mobile NEWS Int’l content market boom AXN’s new digital initiative, AXN Mobile, kicks off in early Novem- • MTV cuts 84 jobs as part of India, China buyers turn out in droves ber in conjunction with the pre- regional HQ rethink miere of AXN’s biggest original The annual MIPCOM program- rea, India, Malaysia, Philippines production in Asia, The Amazing • Korean government green- ming market closed on an opti- and Thailand. Korea’s CJ Media Race Asia. lights IPTV consortia mistic note on Friday, Oct. 13, with lists Hong Kong as its top buyer for all-time participation highs and dis- kids content. BBC Worldwide also • Beijing TV rolls out multi-million tributors happy with business done lists Hong Kong/China, along with $ international funding initiative during the week-long event. Korea and Singapore as its top According to figures released kids’ clients. • Disney launches ABC news on Thursday, total participa- One of the market’s hottest channel in India tion was up 7% to about 12,500 shows was Ugly Betty – the most people. This made it the biggest watched new series in the U.S. at • Korean free-TV programmers’ market ever, said Paul Johnson, the moment. Free-TV broadcast- pay-TV influence rises ers in Hong Kong and Singapore The show, for which AXN owns were early buyers. all rights, airs across most markets • First co-pro for BBC in China Renewals of top content in the region from November 9. brands – think Idol, Project Run- AXN has plans to exploit other • Malaysia’s state broadcaster way, and the like – are flowing original productions, such as plans new ratings agency out of Asia, say Fremantle Inter- AXN Xtreme, Mondo Magic national Distribution’s Asia execs Singapore and AXN Challenge, • Taiwan’s Chunghwa acquires Paul Ridley and Ganesh Rajaram, for the mobile platform, the Sin- Spring House Entertainment who are sitting pretty with bidding gapore-based broadcaster said. Reed Midem’s director of tel- wars among Asian broadcasters No expansion timetable has yet evision. (see ContentAsia Insider, for new reality show, The Janice been released. PLUS MORE IN ... Oct. 16). Continued on page 5 Continued on page 7 The number of Asian companies registered closed at 526, Casbaa ready to rock in Hong Kong C NTENTASIA including 143 from Japan, 99 The annual Cable and Satel- Conference topics include from Korea, 58 from India and 43 lite Broadcasting Association advertising and special fo- The headlines above along with from China. (Casbaa) event opens in Hong cus sessions on Japan and the full news stories and more Distributors said buying from Kong on October 24, with a South Asia. were delivered this month to Asia was brisk. “I need to do focus on digital technologies, Asia’s 2006 pay-TV piracy fig- subscribers to ContentAsia’s US$100,000 a day – and it’s hap- what they mean to the broad- ures will be released on Tuesday Insider – a Blackberry-friendly pening,” one U.K.-based kids’ cast industry, and how to max- afternoon before the pay-TV service that gets you your programmer said at the end of imise value. piracy session on Wednesday. Asian media news first, fast- the market’s third day. 480 people had registered to The session is being presented est and more frequently. Fully Sales of children’s program- attend the four-day event by by John Medeiros, Casbaa’s searchable archive access to ming are coming from across Monday, Oct. 16. Casbaa said VP for government relations all ContentAsia magazine and Asia, distributors say. Japan’s it was expecting more than 500 and regulatory affairs, who will ContentAsia Insider articles is in- MICO says Taiwan, Korea and in the final tally. look at the “value of coopera- cluded in your paid subscription. Thailand are buying the most. This year’s theme is “From tion between government and For more information, please email 4Kids says most of its sales this Bandwidth to Brandwidth”. [email protected] year have come from South Ko- Continued on page 9

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What’s in demand in... Japan Marvel’s Luke Cage tops digital originals C NTENTASIA

Netflix’s latest hit, Marvel’s Luke Cage, was the demand of Hulu’s The Mindy Project, Editorial Director Janine Stein the most popular digital original series in which was released more recently on 4 [email protected] Japan for the week of 2-8 October, with October. Assistant Editor 68% more demand than House of Cards Overall, the top series in Japan are Malena Amzah and more than 100% more demand than split between Japanese and English- [email protected] summer hit Stranger Things. language productions. Research Manager Luke Cage’s popularity also increased The ever-popular Walking Dead and CJ Yong demand for fellow Marvel series: both Game of Thrones are the most in-de- [email protected] Daredevil and Jessica Jones appear mand shows, followed by popular an- Editorial Research among the top digital original series, ime series such as Tokyo Ghoul, One Aqilah Yunus though their latest seasons aired over six Piece and Sword Art Online. [email protected] months ago. Luke Cage is among the top shows Design Rae Yong Netflix’s Longmire, which was released overall, with slightly more demand than on 23 September, has more than double the BBC’s Top Gear. Associate Publisher (Americas, Europe) and VP, Top 10 Digital Originals International Business Development Rank Title Platform Average Demand Leah Gordon Expressions™ [email protected] 1 Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix 6,865,832 Sales and Marketing (Asia) 2 House Of Cards Netflix 4,071,860 Masliana Masron 3 Stranger Things Netflix 3,073,276 [email protected] 4 Narcos Netflix 1,489,713 5 Longmire Netflix 1,406,854 To receive your regular free copy 6 Marvel’s Daredevil Netflix 1,069,552 www.contentasia.tvof ContentAsia, please email 7 Orange Is The New Black Netflix 1,051,114 [email protected] 8 The Get Down Netflix 773,325 9 Marvel’s Jessica Jones Netflix 660,847 Published fortnightly by: 10 The Mindy Project Hulu 544,782 Pencil Media Pte Ltd 730A Geylang Road Singapore 389641 Top 10 Overall TV Shows Tel: +65 6846-5987 Rank Title Average Demand www.contentasia.tv Expressions™ 1 The Walking Dead 13,175,705 MCI (P) 091/11/2015 2 Game Of Thrones 9,071,115 3 Tokyo Ghoul 8,912,197 Copyright 2016 Pencil Media Pte 4 Fear The Walking Dead 8,859,588 Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 5 One Piece 8,752,316 6 Sword Art Online 8,737,430 7 Attack On Titan 7,720,381 8 Naruto: Shippuden 7,533,168 9 Marvel’s Luke Cage 6,865,832 10 Top Gear 6,799,993 c ntentasia

Source: Parrot Analytics Daily news with Date Range: 2-8 October 2016 ContentAsia Insider Market: Japan email [email protected] Demand Expressions™: Total audience demand being expressed for for subscription details a title, within a country. [Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement and consumption of content, weighted by importance; so a stream/download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment.]